I am a middle age crisis newbie

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rt1maillady · Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:09 am

HI I am a newbie. Am signed up for Motorcycle Safety Course in two weeks. I purchased a 1981 Honda CM400T for my starter bike. Hope I can get it running soon. I love this forum. Thanks!

sharpmagna · Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:31 am

Welcome to the forums! Good call on the MSF course, it is worth it's cost to take it. Good luck and have fun!

camthepyro · Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:39 am

Better to get started late, then never. And good job on the MSF course, it's extremely helpful, and it looks like you've got a great starter bike. This wasn't the best section to post that in thought. "Start your engines", "new riders", or "total motorcycle" would have been better.

chilihed · #4 Unread post by **chilihed** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:15 am

I can't say enough good things about MSF. You will not regret taking the course.

Ian522 · #5 Unread post by **Ian522** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:53 am

I took the MSF course in July and it was totally worth it. I too bought an old 400cc bike and fixed it up, it was a fun little project to get the bike up and going. Some parts can be tough to find for old bikes like ours, if you need hard to find parts try bikebandit.com as they were pretty good for me as well as Ebay.

Good luck with the course and the bike...

sharpmagna · Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:02 am

I find bikebandit to be overpriced and instead I use servicehonda.com and hdlparts.com; Another place that I hear is good but haven't used is ronayers.com

gsJack · #7 Unread post by **gsJack** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:51 am

Welcome, I was a young 52 when I bought a brand new 81 CB400T as a starter bike back in 84. Must have been a good starter, I've never stopped.

Social Distortion · Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:09 pm

congrads.....
i think the only crappy part of the MSf this time of year is thatt you'll get all amped once you are done w/ your class and Winter will set in and seems that in Chicago and probably in your neck of the woods, MC riding may not always be an option for us......
but good lucky, ask questions and enjoy it...................

Flipper · #9 Unread post by **Flipper** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:13 pm

I just passed my MSF in August and am a 48 year old female.
Got a 2006 Honda Rebel.
Midlife rocks.
Best of Luck

Flipper

cherokeepati · Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:51 pm

+1 Flipper

I took the course in May and haven't slowed down yet.

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